Sesame Street introduces first character with autism on 60 Minutes

Sesame Street introduces first character with autism on ‘60 Minutes'Julia, the first Muppet with autism, was able to get to Sesame Street.The orange-haired, green-eyed puppet, who will be debut on the beloved PBS childhood show in April, made her first appearance on “60 Minutes” Sunday night.

The opening of the episode, which shows Elmo and Abby Cadabby introducing Julia to Big Bird, shows the new girl reluctant to shake hands with the bird.